The term "lumbricide" refers to an agent that is meant to kill earthworms. The spelling of this word can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /lʌm.braɪ.saɪd/. This phonetic transcription breaks down the word into its individual sounds, which include the "l" sound at the beginning, followed by the "uh" sound, the "m" sound, the "b" sound, the "r" sound, the "ai" diphthong, the "s" sound, the "ai" diphthong again, and finally the "d" sound at the end.
1. Destructive to lumbricoid worms. 2. An agent which kills intestinal worms.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.